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FIREX-AQ

FIREX-AQ 07/19/19 Mission Daily Schedule

Friday, 7/19, Accomplishments
Instruments performed maintenance, improvements, checks.
Teams packed and moved equipment to the staging area.
GSE flatbed was loaded.
 
Saturday, 7/20, Plans
0700 A/C Access
Pack equipment
1600 A/C Access ends
 
Sunday, 7/21, Plans
Hard Down Day
Truck (science) departs
 
Monday transit, 7/22, Plans
0730 A/C Access
0800 Egress Training N131B
1100 takeoff, ~7.5 hr flight

FIREX-AQ 07/17/19 Mission Daily Schedule

Wednesday, 7/17, Accomplishments
0800 SARP Flight #1 (LA Basin, TCCON)
1330 SARP Flight #2 (DMS, LA Basin)
 
Thursday, 7/18, Plans
0630 A/C Access (after the plane is turned)
0800 Egress Training room N131B
1130 Pre Flight Meeting room S111 – the lab
1230 Doors Close
1300 Test Flight #2 Takeoff ~ 5 hours duration
1800 landing
1900 A/C Access ends – ~1 hr post flight access (prof flight at 2000)
 
Friday, 7/19, Plans
0700 A/C Access
Pack equipment

FIREX-AQ 07/16/19 Mission Daily Schedule

Tuesday, 7/16, Accomplishments
SARP Flight #3 takeoff 1209, landing 1640 (Central Valley, Wineries, TCCON)
There were some instrument issues, but overall, better than Monday.
Nose tire replacement is scheduled for tonight, in hangar.
 
Wednesday, 7/17, Plans
0545 A/C Access (must take the A/C outside, takes longer than turnaround)
0630 Pre-Flight Meeting for both flights. In the SARP room, S211.
0730 Doors Close
0800 SARP Flight #1 takeoff (LA Basin, TCCON) ~ 3:15 duration
1115 landing

Jeff P and Ilann B (NOyO3)

Preflight Activity on DC-8

FIREX-AQ 07/15/19 Mission Daily Schedule

Monday, 7/15, Accomplishments
Test Flight #1 takeoff 1422 local; landing 1752
Some instrument issues.
Prof flight planned for 2000
 
Tuesday, 7/16, Plans
0630 A/C Access (after the plane is turned)
0800 Egress Training, room N131B (the room is labeled)
1030 Pre-Flight Meeting – all flyers attend. In the SARP room, S211.
1130 Doors Close
1200 SARP Flight #3 takeoff (Central Valley, Wineries, TCCON)
1700 landing
1930 A/C access ends
 

Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments Experiment - Air Quality (FIREX-AQ)

Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ), a joint venture led by NOAA and NASA, provides comprehensive observations to investigate the impact on air quality and climate from wildfires and agricultural fires across the continental United States.

Through Smoke and Fire, NASA Searches for Answers

This summer, NASA is embarking on several field campaigns across the world to investigate longstanding questions surrounding fire and smoke. Aircraft will fly through smoke and clouds to improve air quality, weather and climate forecasting, and investigate fire-burned forests to capture ecosystem changes that have global impact.

FIREX-AQ 07/13/19 Mission Daily Schedule

Saturday, 7/13, Accomplishments
On A/C work continued.  
 
Sunday, 7/14, Plans
No A/C access
Electrical work complete.
Lab will be accessible.
 
Monday, 7/15, Plans
No change from the July 10 communication
0600 A/C access
0900 Egress Training
1400 Test Flight #1

Teams present: CARE, CU HRAMS2, DACOM/DLH, DIAL, TOGA, LARGE, LINeph, NOAA PTR-ToF-MS, PTR-MS, Data, DC-8

FIREX-AQ 07/12/19 Mission Daily Schedule

Friday, 7/11, Accomplishments
People successfully navigated their way to the aircraft!
On A/C work continued
Dave Jordan departs

Saturday, 7/12, Plans
Electrical power in hangar will probably still be off.
A/C access via the same route as Friday (Go through
VCC, enter hangar via pedestrian door on southeast
corner, walk into hangar and then to A/C)
Bernadette Luna arrives
07:00    A/C access begins
14:00    A/C access ends

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